Narrativa e romanzi

The Court of Miracles

Grant Kester · 2020 · Rooke Books

£67.00 (€80.31 | $88.52 | ¥14,130)

London, Harper Voyager in association with Goldsboro Books, 2020. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of Kester Grant's historical fiction novel set during the French Revolution, with a limited edition gold foiled hardback binding and housed in a gilt slipcase....

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke · 2004 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)

London, Bloomsbury, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A signed fine first edition of Susanna Clarke's immensely popular fantasy historical novel, set during the Napoleonic Wars, in the black binding variant. The first edition, first impression of this work, with a complete numb...

A Collection of Crime Novels by Stuart Macbride

Stuart MacBride · 2005 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Harper Collins , 2005-2019. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing signed collection of Stuart MacBride's popular crime novels, set in the "Granite City" of Aberdeen. Signed by the author to each work's title page, several accompanied by his original drawings....

Fabulous

Lucy Hughes-Hallett · 2019 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, 4th Estate , 2019. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first impression of these modern retellings of ancient myths, from the library of Carmen Callil, founder of feminist publisher Virago Press. Signed dedication inscription by the author to the title page. The firs...

Young Sherlock Holmes Series: Red Leech; Death Cloud; Black Ice; Fire Storm; Snake Bite; Knife Edge; Stone Cold; Night Break

Andrew Lane · 2010 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

London, Macmillan Children's Books, 2010-2015. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic complete signed set of Andrew Lane's 'Young Sherlock Holmes' novels. Signed by the author to all volumes. The first editions, first impressions, with limited copies detailed be...

Mrs March

Virginia Feito · 2021 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, 4th Estate, 2021. First edition. Cloth. A lovely limited signed edition of this psychological thriller, being a suspenseful portrait of a successful novelist's wife. A limited signed edition of 1,500 numbered copies of the first edition. This copy is number 1,457....

Jesse Jameson and the Golden Glow; Jesse Jameson and the Bogie Beast; Jesse Jameson and the Curse of Caldazar; Jesse Jameson and the Vampire Vault

Sean Wright · 2003 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Crowswing Books, 2003-2004. First edition. Cloth. An excellent set of signed first impressions of the first four volumes from Sean Wright's 'Jesse Jameson' fantasy series. Each is signed by the author to the title page. The first editions, first impressi...

The Gone-Away World

Nick Harkaway [Nicholas Cornwell] · 2008 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, William Heinemann, 2008. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first edition, first impression of this debut post-apocalyptic science fiction novel, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The author's debut n...

Blood Eagle; the Ghosts of Altona

Craig Russell · 2005 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Hutchinson; Quercus Publishing Ltd. 2005-2015. First edition. Cloth. This is a gripping two-volume set of signed first editions by award-winning author Craig Russell, dark, intelligent European crime fiction, each in its original unclipped dust jacket. In the publisher...

The High Mountains of Portugal; in the Heart of Hidden Things; the Romantic

Yann Martel; Kit Whitfield; William Boyd · 2016 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London; Edinburgh, Canongate; Jo Fletcher; Viking, 2016-2022. First edition. Cloth. A smart three-volume set of signed first editions, spanning magical realism, folklore, and sweeping historical fiction. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, and one copy in the publ...

Barnabae Itinerarium, or Barnabee&Apos;S Journal

Richard Brathwaite; Joseph Haselwood [ed.] · 1818 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, J. Harding by R. and A. Taylor, 1818. Leather. A bright example of the charmingly illustrated seventh edition of this brilliant satirical poem by Richard Brathwait. The seventh edition of this lively poem by Richard Brathwaite, first published in 1683.Barnabee's J...

The Wine-Ghosts of Bremen

W. Hauff; E. Sadler; C. R. L. Fletcher · 1889 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.52 | ¥94,906)

Oxford; London, B. H. Blackwell; Simpkin, Marshall, & Co, 1889. First edition. Vellum. The scarce first U.K. edition of this comical novella about drinking by German author Wilhelm Hauff, signed by one of the translators. The scarce first U.K. edition in English.Signed by one ...

What Happened at Hazelwood

Michael Innes; [John Innes Mackintosh Stewart] · 1946 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1946. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this brilliant detective novel by Michael Innes, the author's own copy with his signature and pencil corrections. The author's own copy, signed by the author to the recto of the front endpa...

A Few Flowers for St. George

Brian Burland · 1969 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

London, Barrie and Rockliff, the Cresset Press, 1969. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this early novel by Brian Burland, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page, "For Paul, with love + admiration, Brian, 26 ii...

A Dying Light in Corduba

Lindsey Davis · 1996 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

Blakeney, Scorpion Press, 1996 . First edition. Leather. A fine signed limited edition historical mystery novel by Lindsey Davis, one of her popular Marcus Didius Falco novels. A limited edition work, limited to ninety-nine copies, with this being number 67.Signed by the autho...

The White Paternoster and Other Stories

T. F. Powys · 1930 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London, Chatto and Windus , 1930. Cloth. A very smart limited edition copy of this short-story collection from T. F. Powys. Signed by the author to the colophon.A special edition of this work, limited to three hundred and ten copies, of which three hundred are for sale. This c...

Measle and the Wrathmonk, Measle and the Dragodon & Measle and the Mallockee

Ian Ogilvy · 2004 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,232)

Oxford , Oxford University Press, 2004-2005. First edition. Paperback. A terrific set of signed 'Measle' books by English actor, playwright and novelist Ian Ogilvy, including one uncorrected proof copy. Double signed by the author and illustrator to the half titles o...

Poirot Investigates

Agatha Christie · 1962 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.93 | ¥24,254)

London, The Bodley Head, 1962 . Cloth. A bright example of the scarce 1962 Bodley Head re-issue of Agatha Christie's early collection of eleven short stories starring Hercule Poirot. The second impression of this 'new and redesigned edition' of Christie's e...

Chemistry and Other Stories

Ron Rash · 2007 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

New York, Picador, 2007. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition, second impression of this short story collection from American writer Ron Rash, signed to the title page. First edition, second impression. Signed by the author to the title page. A collection of thirtee...

I, Claudius

Robert Graves · 1941 · Rooke Books

£2,400.00 (€2,876.75 | $3,170.75 | ¥506,167)

Harmondsworth, Allen Lane, Penguin, 1941. Cloth. A very scarce signed example of Robert Graves's popular historical novel. Rebound from the two volume 1941 Penguin edition of the best-selling work. The 1941 two volume Penguin edition of Robert Graves's enormously pop...